Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE Commissioner of the General Land
ONCE has recommended suit to vacate the
patent for the Rancho FL Llano de Buena
Vista, in California, on the ground that
fraud was used in procuring the sconfirma-
tioD Of the grant by the Board of Land
Commissioners of the State of California
The tract contains between 5000 and 5000
acres
THE internal revenue collections for the
past ten months aggregate S95, 253, O66-$5O,-
$50 less than during the same months OF
the last fiscal year.
THE national drill which ended at Wash
ington on the Goth left some stings behind.
OF the $4,000 which was awarded in prizes
$4,000 was given to the South and $500
was given to the North and West, and this
fact has caused a criticism Of the manage
uient.
CORRESPONDENCE has recently passed be-
tween the Secretary of State and the Brit
ish Minister on the subject of the immigra-
ton of Irish crofters, whose transportation
expenses, it is currently reported, are met
by the English Government. Secretary
Bayard intimates that the sending of
paupers who are likely to become public
charge to this country by the British Gov
eminent will be regarded as an unfriendly
act. 81.
THE Lieutenant General of the army has
fixed upon September 10 next as the date
for the beginning of the annual rifle COM
petition between distinguished marksmen
of the army. The match will take place at
Bellevue rifle range near Omaha, Neb.
THE gold holdings in the United States
treasury have increased sc, 0O0, 600 in the
past month, while there has been little
change in the silver circulation.
PROF. S. F. BAIRD, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, was reported lying
very i'll at his residence in Washington.
a trip to Northern New York for the berreft
of his failing health. He was suffering
from heart and kidney troubles.
THE EAST.
A BANQUET was rendered to Editor Will
liam O'Brien, of United Ireland, at Boston
on the Both. Mayor O'Brien, Mr.. O'Brien
and General B. F. Butler made speeches.
AT the Brooklyn Athletic Club games
recently w. Byrdpage, of the University
of Pennsylvania, broke his own record at
the high jump, with one exception beating
all records. He jumped feet 1-16 inches,
but sprained his ankle in the attempt.
GOVERNOR HILL has vetoed the Vedder
High License bill passed by the late New
York Legislature.
WALLACE Ross defeated George Hosmer
in a boat race at Flushing. L. l., ON the
Both.
THE four-year-old daughter of Greenberry
Davis, of Woods Run, Pa, died recently
from hydrophobia, having been bittenjby a
dog in November year ago.
A LARGE eight-story warehouse in New
York, bounded by King, Charlton, West
and Washington streets, and it's valuable
contents of cotton, rags, wine and general
merchandise, was almost entirely consumed
by fire on the 31st The loss was estimated
at from $3.50, 600 to $3.50 00O
JOHN w. DAVIS, of Pawtucket, was in
augurated as Governor of Rhode Island on
the 31st. The counting of the ballots by q
committee for presentation to the joint
legislative council occupied the entire day.
No election was declared as to Lieutenant
Governor.
COKE strikers at Davidson, near Scott
dale, Pa, recently attempted to blow up the
works with dynamite.
Four million feet of lumber owned in
Buffalo, N. Y, burned at Heating Summit,
Pa, recently. -
BY collision between mail and freight
train in the suburbs of Shamokin, Pa, re-
Gently, two persons were fatally injured
End much damage done.
EXECUTIONS aggregating sos, ass have
been entered at Norristown, Pa, against
Daniel o. Hitner, an extensive quarry and
ore miner.
Miss CATHERINE L. WOLFE, by a clause
vote 81, DOC, 900 toward Episcopal Cathe-
dral in New York to be called the Cathedral
of est. John, the Divine" The cathedral
will cost Sc, 600 900 and will be one of the
largest buildings in the world.
Both houses of the Legislature of New
Hampshire met in Joint convention on the
1st ana filed vacancies in the senatorial
districts. The ballot for Governor resulted:
Thomas CogSwell, of Gilmanton Demo
craft, 146; Charles II. Sawyer, (Repub-
Iican), rs. Mr.. Sawyer was declared
elected. "a
THE New York Dairy Commissioners
visited the dairy farm of Edward Brady
in Wes4chester County, recently and found
his herd suffering from pleuro-pneumonia.
They made an appraisal of the animals and
awarded Brady $12, 600 for 200 head. The
COWS were all killed and the barns burned.
CAPTAIN JACK HUssEY, of Castle Garden,
New York, the savior of thirty-four per-
sons from drowning and the proud posses
sor of a number of medals of honor from
Congress, the Legislature and other bodies,
was fatally shot through the body the other
night by Policeman c. Hannisi, in front of
his own house. No reason was assigned
for the shooting.
JAY GOULD was reported suffering from
a severe cold. An unfounded rumor start
ed on Wall street that he was dead.
A SPECIAL from Malone, N. V, of the I'd
says 'Ex-Vlce President William A.
Wheeler is dying He is unconscious, and.
while he may live several days, his death
at any moment would not be unexpected"
THE WEST.
A UNITED STATES marshal has served a
subpoena on William Kissane, alias Rogers.
at his ranch near Sonora, Cal in favor of
the Chemical National Bank of New York
HERMANN SCHULTZ, of Chicago, has been